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H.Res. 406 (117th)
Congressional Inherent Contempt Resolution
Introduced
17 May 2021
Last action
17 May 2021 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Sponsors
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT], Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2], Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10], Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
6 December 2025
Summary
Congressional Inherent Contempt Resolution This resolution authorizes the House of Representatives to enforce congressional subpoenas by holding noncomplying individuals in contempt and levying monetary penalties against them.
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Timeline
17 May 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 17 May 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Congressional Inherent Contempt Resolution of 2022
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/406
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hres/406
- us · 117-hres-406 · source updated 6 December 2025